Credit card readers are devices that accept and process payments through a smartphone or tablet, along with point-of-sale (POS) software. Many processors offer free or low-cost readers and charge a monthly fee and transaction fees. The best solutions have low processing fees and come with POS apps to process sales and view reports. The best…
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10 Benefits of Using a POS System
A point-of-sale, or POS, system is a common component to brick-and-mortar businesses. They’ve replaced the old-school cash register with a more sophisticated, tech-forward approach to the checkout process. As a result, today’s businesses get to take advantage of a number of benefits of POS systems, including greater efficiency, increased sales, and happier customers. Let’s take…
27 Restaurant Software Tools: A Definitive Guide
The restaurant industry is changing at a more rapid pace than at any time in hospitality history. There are hundreds of tools available to wrangle tasks from voice ordering to employee productivity, with new tools emerging every day. Tools work together or separately to create a full-spectrum solution for your restaurant. The tricky part is…
Square for Restaurants: The Ultimate Guide
Square for Restaurants is a cloud-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) system that runs on iPads with built-in tools for full-service, delivery, and counter service restaurants. Square for Restaurants entry-level POS has no monthly subscription fee and higher-level subscriptions are competitively priced. This POS includes payment processing, making it a good choice for many small-medium sized food…
Restaurant Marketing: 13 Steps to Promote a New Restaurant
Most of restaurant marketing comes down to building strong relationships with customers online and offline. The 13 steps below walk you through the process. With all of the tools available to communicate with your customers and community, marketing your restaurant can quickly become one of your favorite regular tasks as a restaurant owner. Whether you…
What Is Square? How Square Works & Why Small Businesses Love It
Square is a mobile payment company that also offers a suite of business software, payment hardware products, and small business services. Unlike most payment processors, Square is available to businesses of all sizes and offers the most comprehensive free point-of-sale (POS) system on the market. As a result, millions of businesses use Square as part…
How to Set up a Shopify Store in 9 Steps
Shopify offers a user-friendly ecommerce site builder for both online brands and retail businesses that want to expand into selling online. Whether you want to sell your own products or dropship, own your sales channels, or experiment with third-party marketplaces, learning how to set up a Shopify store is one of the first steps to…
6 Best Credit Card Readers for iPhone and iPad 2020
Business owners want a credit card reader that charges low rates, has low (or no) upfront costs, and also provides good customer service for issues like chargebacks. Unfortunately, figuring out how much you’ll pay in fees requires a little math. It depends on your monthly sales volume, as well as the average dollar amount of…
6 Best Ways to Accept Recurring Payments in 2020
A recurring payment is an electronically processed, automatic payment that repeats according to a preset schedule. Businesses often set up recurring payments to collect fees for memberships, subscriptions, lessons, and services. Customers enjoy the convenience of a set-it-and-forget-it payment option. To enable automatic repeat payments, a business needs to save a customer’s credit card or…
5 Cheapest Credit Card Processing Companies in 2020
Credit card processing is essential for any retail business. Some 80% of consumers use cards for everyday purchases and spend up to 83% more than cash-paying shoppers. We determined the cheapest credit card processing solutions by comparing monthly and transaction fees, while also considering contract terms and ease of use. Not sure which processor offers…
How to Accept Credit Card Payments in 4 Steps
Accepting credit card payments can increase in-store sales by up to 40% compared to cash payments alone. It’s also necessary for businesses to sell online. This guide shows you how to accept credit cards in a brick-and-mortar store, on a website, and with a mobile device. 1. Choose a Payment Processor The first step in…
Alibaba vs AliExpress: Who’s Best for Importing & Dropshipping?
Alibaba and AliExpress are online marketplaces. The main difference between Alibaba vs AliExpress is: Alibaba is exclusively intended for B2B transactions, whereas AliExpress is open to consumers. Alibaba helps businesses purchase large quantities of products directly from manufacturers at wholesale prices. AliExpress offers products at competitive retail prices with no minimum order requirements. When to…